Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1850s.
~~ Excellent condition, fully working ~~
A fine and early clock by Raingo Frères Paris.
The panel below the dial features a charming scene of a couple in a landscape. The side and lower panels are delicately painted with floral swags in monochrome. Gilding is in lovely, crisp original condition.
The dial is porcelain enamel on copper and is complete with fine Breguet hands. The clock has matching numbers to the case, bezel, movement and rear bezel. Please note that this type of clock does not have a front or rear bezel. The clock is complete with its original gesso base.
The French movement is by Raingo Frères and is of high quality. It is in excellent clean and running condition. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Click the video clip to hear the bell and watch the clock running!
Zacharie Raingo was apprenticed in Paris in 1790 and went on to establish Raingo Frères in 1813. Initially specialising in precision astronomical clocks and then after 1825 clocks and bronzes and in 1841, at 11 Rue de Staintonge they added art bronzes and furnishings to their repertoire. Clients included the Emperor and Empress. The firm exhibited at many of the important exhibitions of the second half of the 19th century and was known for the fine quality of its ormolu.
Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellent condition just some faint hairlines. Porcelain is in excellent condition including the over glaze gilt decoration. The front lower panel has some staining. Gesso base has some slight losses. We have replaced the fabric.
Raingo Frères clockmaker's and Bronzier's mark on the movement backplate and the mark of the retailer D. C. Rait and Sons.
Complete with original pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.
Dimensions of clock: (overall including base)
inches: Height 16 1/2", Width 10", Depth 6 1/2"
centimetres: Height 42 cm, Width 25.5 cm, Depth 16.5 cm
Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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Early Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Clock
